Just after Liam Gallagher released his great As You Were, here comes his brother Noel with a fine one of his own – it's almost like they're in a rivalry. His latest with the High Flying Birds is a dazzling mess spackled together from the influences he's been tapping since Oasis' golden age – post-Stone Roses rave rock ("Fort Knox"), glam stomp ("Holy Mountain"), Smiths-Beatles shimmer
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